Aaron Bridge wrote:
I have setup RAID 1 with IDE drives. They are not on the same IDE cable. When I look at Linux Raid with webmin it tells me
*Device file* /dev/md1 *RAID level* Mirrored (RAID1) *Filesystem status* For mounting on swap *Usable size* 787172 blocks (768.72 MB) *Persistent superblock?* Yes *Chunk size* Default *RAID status* active, Not Started
The other partitions seem to be fine. This is the first Linux Raid I have setup.
tangential question here: Why are you mirroring swap? All that does is slow things down, and when your system is swapping, the last thing you want is the extra slowness of mirroring. By definition, there's nothing of lasting value on swap, and any problems with the disk(s) will show up as soft (i.e. correctable) errors in an amount of time (several days at least) before the disks actually fail -- or if it's bearing failure, the sound will be an unmistakable high-pitched whine which gets louder and louder over the course of weeks to months. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org